Table 2.

Clinical characteristics patients with stroke at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2024 (N = 384)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Systolic BP	100–119	4	1.04
	120–139	76	19.79
	140–159	196	51.04
	160–180	93	24.22
	> 180	15	3.91
Diastolic BP	60–79	42	10.94
	80–89	108	28.12
	90–99	116	30.21
	100–109	96	25.00
	110–140	22	5.73
Cause of stroke	Embolic	103	26.82
	Thrombotic	159	41.41
	Hemorrhagic	122	31.77
Territory	ACA	35	9.11
	MCA	276	71.88
	Vertebro-basilar	73	19.01
GCS	13–15	271	70.57
	9–12	80	20.84
	5–8	33	8.59
NIHSS score	1–5	59	15.36
	6–15	225	58.59
	> 15	100	26.05
Body sites involved	Bilateral	13	3.39
	Unilateral	371	96.61
Type of stroke	Ischemic	262	68.23
	Hemorrhagic	122	31.77
Site of stroke	Cortical	135	35.16
	Subcortical	212	55.20
	Cortical-subcortical	37	9.64
Volume of hemorrhage	≤ 30 ml	78	63.93
	> 30 ml	44	36.07

NB: ACA Anterior cerebral artery, BP Blood Pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, MCA Middle cerebral artery, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale